One-off Bionicon Reed
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Foiled!
My 17mm Cone spanner seems to have left home. Got the 13mm, 14mm, 15mm and 18mm, but no 17mm. This means I'm unable to change the hub from 135x12 to 142x12.
Put it all together and out of the box weight with tyres, tubes & pedals was 30.5lb.
Will be interested to see how much I can save off that with the changes I've got planned.
For those who were waiting to find out, the Superstar wheels weigh 1642g with Superstar rimtape. Need to fit the stans yellow tape and the tyres.
Hopefully my Reverb will arrive tomorrow.
Pictures will be done in better light tomorrow
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Go on then, I can't resist. Even though it's not finished, and the light is shlt, here is a little taster.....
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Niice, love the blue!
Not sure about the red bits yet, but I'll wait till its done!
What makes it one off btw? Sure its been said somewhere but must of missed it.0 -
It's a custom paint job. Only one of its kind.0
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Ok, so I'm still waiting for my Reverb from CRC, and a 17mm conse spanner so I can change the drive side hub fittings but other than that, it's finished.
If I'm honest, I'm not entirely happy with the red bits. They don't look as good as I hoped they would. In fact, I think they clash horribly.
HOWEVER, considering the pedals will be covered with my feet, and the rest of the red bits are reasonably subtle, I can get away with it.
One possible option is to send the pedals back and swap them for some black ones instead.
Weight is 27.8lbs (12.62kg) which I'm very happy with.
The trizoid hubs are amazing. very positive engagement, and although I'm not a fan of hub noise, they sound great. More of a buzz than a click. Very solid build too (I got the Trizoid DH rear so I can just swap the adapters to the Syntace fittings without messing about swapping bearings etc).
An interesting feature on the Reed over the Edison is that when you push the button to put it in "uphill" mode, it locks out the rear through overextension.
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That looks cool as flap! Pedals do look a little too red though. I'm sure they'll soon scabble up! Black probably would look better. Exotic cycles do them in black, bit cheaper than superstar too iirc.0
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Right, Reverb was fitted last night. Decided to keep the pedals in the end.
Finished pics...
GOING UP
GOING DOWN
GOING ALONG
MISC
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Good work cat! Quite a fan of the red if I'm honest...What We Achieve In Life, Echoes In Eternity0
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The forks and wheels are very light, as are the pedals, and there is no stem to speak of (just those 2 little "rings"). That all adds up.
That fact it has ISGC tabs is really making me want to try hammerschmidtt. It's just SOOOOOOOO expensive!
If they ever release a carbon version I'll be first on the list to buy.0 -
make a derogatory offerCat With No Tail wrote:The forks and wheels are very light, as are the pedals, and there is no stem to speak of (just those 2 little "rings"). That all adds up.
That fact it has ISGC tabs is really making me want to try hammerschmidtt. It's just SOOOOOOOO expensive!
If they ever release a carbon version I'll be first on the list to buy.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Truvativ-Hamm ... 3f157c9af9Viner Salviati
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That's really smart, like it...0
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The ONLY good thing to come from having 5 months off the bike due to injury?
Returning to find a shitload of new trails have been built while you were off and they're all nice and dry.
WINNOR!
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After a run-in with some big rocks, I was in the market for some new chainrings. I wanted to use the opportunity to go 2x10 too.
Looked into swapping the X9 chainset for something Shimano because tbh I prefer thair chainsets, but I really need the bash. Shimanos 2x10 either don't come with a bash, or have some horrible, trouser-guard looking pos (silly gap in their range imho).
Solution? Blackspire 26-38 chainrings and a hope 40t light bashring.
Not normally a fan of Hope stuff, but their machining is good, and as that's really all a bash is, it's pretty hard to fcuk up. As it happens, it looks pretty good, it's really light and the prive wasn't at all bad (cheaper than the raceface equivalent).
Blinging it up a bit with the new jockey wheels too:
Glorious!
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Looks good cat!
I'm impressed how well the blue of the bash matches the blue area round the cranks, good work!What We Achieve In Life, Echoes In Eternity0 -
Top looking bike! Have to agree with the comments about hope. I used to think they were the dogs, but they have fallen behind in most areas these days, although when/if they release the intergrated cassette for the pro2 I might change my mind!0
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Good looking bike! How are you finding the bionicon c guide?0
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I like the c-guide, simple but effective. Had to turn the resin insert round once so far, so by my reckoning they should last about 2,000miles before needing to be replaced, which isn't bad considering they cost less than a set of replacement grip cartridges (which wont last as long).
One niggle I do have is with the pedals. From new they've had an irritating click on the right hand side. Quick squirt of lube and it's fine, but if you forget to lube the pedal before a ride it would actually drive you mental. Keep meaning to take it apart and check the bearings.0 -
Nice little test ride today. One thing that surprised me (kinda) is how much more at home I feel with a 2x10 opposed to 3x10. I guess it's because my last few bikes were all set up as 2x9 so I'm more used to that gearing.
All set for Inners in July now. 0 -
Looks awesome - and you must be well chuffed to be back out on a bike
Re: the pedals, I have heard of people drilling & tapping a small grease hole a la DMR V8, with a grub screw to close the hole. Will see if I can find you some pics of where to do it......0 -
youve only gone and made me want to buy a hope bashguard just after buying a perfectly nice one .Viner Salviati
Shark Aero Pro
Px Ti Custom
Cougar 531
Sab single speed
Argon 18 E-112 TT
One-one Ti 456 Evo
Ridley Cheetah TT
Orange Clockwork 2007 ltd ed
Yeti ASR 5
Cove Hummer XC Ti0 -
Pleased I could be of some assistance
Pastey, Andy, you guys not going to be joining us for the weekender up at Glentress/Inners in July? It's a free weekend. PM me if you're interested.0 -
hmmmm the word "free" has my interest.Viner Salviati
Shark Aero Pro
Px Ti Custom
Cougar 531
Sab single speed
Argon 18 E-112 TT
One-one Ti 456 Evo
Ridley Cheetah TT
Orange Clockwork 2007 ltd ed
Yeti ASR 5
Cove Hummer XC Ti0 -
Definitely up for some of that! Will PM you in a moment sir :-)0
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Such a nice bike! Looks like a very well thought out and detailled build! Nice trails too Current:
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andyrm wrote:Looks awesome - and you must be well chuffed to be back out on a bike
Re: the pedals, I have heard of people drilling & tapping a small grease hole a la DMR V8, with a grub screw to close the hole. Will see if I can find you some pics of where to do it......
I drill a small hole in the plastic end cap, pump a load of grease in then put a dob of glue in the hole. Saves drilling and tapping the pedal body and potentially getting swarf in the bearings.
Bikes looking very tasty, the pedals don't look as in your face as the early photos.0
